I personally think trying to work with them instead of against them in places were they are deeply integrated with the population would be the obvious choice.

I am ofcourse talking exclusively about the Catholics only and not the Orthodox or Evangelist.

PD, im not religious. Im a Budhhist, but i dont think of it as a religion.

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[–] Carl@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The Catholic Church as it exists now is too bound up in international reaction to become an ally. However, if a country with a large Catholic population wants to become socialist, I believe the socialists in that country should view those churches as an essential node in the ideological battleground, rather than trying to blanket suppress all religion. Keep the state officially nonreligious, but ensure that there are communists in all levels of major religious institutions. Appoint your own bishops and relitigate medieval arguments if you have to - anything is better than ceding all religious ground to the right. Through this process a new Catholic Church can be made, one which is explicitly allied with the goals of socialism and communism.